vi PREFACE 



loyally. To combine this dog-love with the won 

 derfully gifted genius of a fine hunting dog seems 

 the acme of canine destiny. If you are to own a 

 dog, or several of them, why not have one that 

 can share and appreciate your days in the great 

 outdoors ! 



In all this age of hustle and change there is one 

 subject that is timeless, perennial dogs. They 

 do not change thank heaven ! They are with us, 

 as always, our hunting friends, our home guards, 

 our bosom chums. Here in this volume we col 

 lected with much effort a rather complete Who 's- 

 who of dogdom in all the more popular hunting dog 

 breeds. The great dog families do not change. 

 You will find them to-day producing champions 

 as of yore. All you have to do with the dog 

 famous to-day is to connect him up by his dam 

 and sire with the great hierarchies given in this 

 book for seven generations back, and you know all 

 about him there is to know. The matter is of im 

 portance to the dog buyer, for the pedigree of 

 his pup is his only guide as to what sort of dog 

 he may expect. Any pedigree sent you by a dog 

 dealer to-day will surely connect with the pedi 

 grees in this book or else it may be regarded with 

 suspicion. 



The subject of raising and training dogs is 



